
<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Please see below.<br><br><div dir="ltr">~Katelyn MacIntyre, M.M.<div><div>President, National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts Division</div></div><div>www.nfb-pad.org</div><div>www.facebook.com/PerformingArtsDivision</div><div>Twitter: @NFB_PAD</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Bella Music Foundation <info@bellamf.org><br><b>Date:</b> February 26, 2024 at 9:21:02 PM EST<br><b>To:</b> NFBpad@gmail.com<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Apply by This Friday for BMF Concerto Competition for the Blind (Virtual): Seize the Opportunity to Perform as a Soloist with Orchestra and Showcase Your Talent Globally through Internet TV!</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Hello,</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">This is Mira Kim, the CEO of Bella Music Foundation. Bella Music Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to supporting talented blind musicians in classical music by providing guidance on the path to excellence. <a href="http://www.bellamf.org/" target="_blank">www.bellamf.org</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Please share this email with accomplished instrumentalists and singers worldwide who are blind or visually impaired and aged 31 and above. Thank you!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Dear musicians,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">This Friday, March 1st, is the application deadline for the 2024 BMF Concerto Competition for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Winners of this competition will have the unique opportunity to showcase their talents as soloists, performing a concerto with the BMF Symphony Orchestra. This special performance will take place during the 2024 BMF International Music Festival for the Blind on April 28th at the Barrymore Film Center in Fort Lee, NJ, USA. Furthermore, the concert will be globally broadcast through the internet TV 'Virtual Concert Halls,' which is available on 50+ channels and platforms worldwide. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">2024 BMFSO International Concerto Competition for the Blind and Visually Impaired (Virtual)</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Application Deadline: March 1, 2024</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Eligibility: Accomplished instrumentalists and singers worldwide who are blind or visually impaired (aged 31 and above), and previous winners of BMF Music Competitions.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Audition Details: Preliminary Round: Recorded Video Audition & Final Round: Virtual Live Audition on March 15-16, 2024</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Prizes: Exclusive privilege to perform as soloists with the BMF Symphony Orchestra at the 2024 BMF International Music Festival for the Blind and Cash Prizes</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">How to Apply: Visit the official competition website: <a href="https://www.bellamf.org/bmfso-intl-concerto-competition" target="_blank">https://www.bellamf.org/bmfso-intl-concerto-competition</a>.</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Thank you.</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="text-align:left;text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;display:inline;white-space:normal;float:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Sincerely, </font></span></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Mira Kim<br></font><div style="text-align:left;text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="auto"><font style="text-align:left;color:rgb(136,136,136);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Bella Music Foundation </font></font></div><font style="text-align:left;color:rgb(136,136,136);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-size:13.33px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><div dir="auto"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.bellamf.org/" target="_blank">www.BellaMF.org</a></font></div><div dir="auto"><span style="text-align:left;text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;display:inline;white-space:normal;float:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">1-551-255-0570 </font></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><img width="96" height="50" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4w6qfhPHw3qhlJifRS1AUEFzy72NW7cPAGKC7vI38LI_vl9YjykrkbVTkuOt3FY9PQueBwoOPQ" data-unique-identifier=""><br></font></div></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

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